Danny Hughes

For the Danny Hughes (born 1986) who was on Melbourne's list from 2006–2010, see Daniel Hughes (Australian footballer).

Danny Hughes
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-12-04) 4 December 1963 (age 61)
Original team(s) Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 13, 1981 interstate draft
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1981-83, 1991-93 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 130 (7)
1984–1990 Melbourne 124 (23)
1991 Adelaide 011 0(1)
Total 265 (31)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Danny Hughes (born 4 December 1963) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

A fullback, Hughes was a premiership player with Port Adelaide prior to transferring to Melbourne. He was Melbourne's best and fairest winner in 1985 and represented South Australia at interstate football and was awarded All Australian selection for his performance in the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival. He returned to South Australia in 1991 and played in Adelaide's inaugural AFL season but retired at year's end. He continued to play with Port Adelaide in the SANFL until 1993.[1]

Statistics

[2]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1984 Melbourne 10 11 2 2 74 33 107 23 — 0.2 0.2 6.7 3.0 9.7 2.1 —
1985 Melbourne 10 22 1 4 190 75 265 53 — 0.0 0.2 8.6 3.4 12.0 2.4 —
1986 Melbourne 10 15 6 2 154 56 210 47 — 0.4 0.1 10.3 3.7 14.0 3.1 —
1987 Melbourne 10 22 2 1 209 41 250 57 16 0.1 0.0 9.5 1.9 11.4 2.6 0.7
1988 Melbourne 10 18 1 0 141 33 174 36 19 0.1 0.0 7.8 1.8 9.7 2.0 1.1
1989 Melbourne 10 19 4 3 123 39 162 35 15 0.2 0.2 6.5 2.1 8.5 1.8 0.8
1990 Melbourne 10 17 7 2 119 43 162 33 17 0.4 0.1 7.0 2.5 9.5 1.9 1.0
1991 Adelaide 19 11 1 1 56 33 89 18 6 0.1 0.1 5.1 3.0 8.1 1.6 0.5
Career 135 24 15 1066 353 1419 302 73 0.2 0.1 7.9 2.6 10.5 2.2 0.8

References

  1. ^ "Past Players H-O (1–99 games)". afc.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
  2. ^ Danny Hughes' player profile at AFL Tables